Replacement for my tower PC . Good choice or not ?

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Adiebabe

Member
Hi specs below. Due to space considerations need to downsize. But don't want a slower PC experience. Would my selection fit the bill ?

Chassis & DisplayOptimus Series: 17.3" Matte Full HD IPS LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU)Intel® Core™ i5 Quad Core Processor 7300HQ (2.5GHz, 3.5GHz Turbo)
Memory (RAM)16GB HyperX IMPACT 2400MHz SODIMM DDR4 (1 x 16GB)
Graphics CardNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050 Ti - 4.0GB GDDR5 Video RAM - DirectX® 12.11st
Hard Disk2TB SLIM SERIAL ATA III 2.5" HARD DRIVE WITH 128MB CACHE (5,400rpm)
M.2 SSD Drive128GB SAMSUNG SM961 M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 3100MB/R, 700MB/W)
Memory Card ReaderIntegrated 6 in 1 Card Reader (SD /Mini SD/ SDHC / SDXC / MMC / RSMMC)
AC Adaptor1 x 120W AC AdaptorPower Cable1 x 1 Metre Cloverleaf UK Power Cable
Thermal PasteARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Sound CardIntel 2 Channel High Def. Audio + SoundBlaster™ Cinema 3
Bluetooth & WirelessGIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® AC-8265 M.2 (867Mbps, 802.11AC) +BT 4.0
USB Options1 x USB 3.0 PORT (Type C) + 2 x USB 3.0 PORTS + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
BatteryCosmos VI Series 6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
Keyboard LanguageSINGLE COLOUR BACKLIT UK KEYBOARD
Operating SystemGenuine Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence
Operating System LanguageUnited Kingdom - English Language
Office SoftwareNO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-VirusNO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
BrowserMicrosoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Notebook MouseINTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE
WebcamINTEGRATED 1MP HD WEBCAM
Warranty3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour
 
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Jamie0202

Enthusiast
To answer the question we need to know what we are comparing it to.

What are your current desktop specs?
What is your intended use? Gaming?

FWIW the 1050 ti will get at least 40fps on high settings at 1080p on most modern AAA games. Some AAA games run even better so you'll get a very good gaming experience.
 
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Adiebabe

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Adiebabe said:
Hi specs below. Due to space considerations need to downsize. But don't want a slower PC experience. Would my selection fit the bill ?

Chassis & DisplayOptimus Series: 17.3" Matte Full HD IPS LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU)Intel® Core™ i5 Quad Core Processor 7300HQ (2.5GHz, 3.5GHz Turbo)
Memory (RAM)16GB HyperX IMPACT 2400MHz SODIMM DDR4 (1 x 16GB)
Graphics CardNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050 Ti - 4.0GB GDDR5 Video RAM - DirectX® 12.11st
Hard Disk2TB SLIM SERIAL ATA III 2.5" HARD DRIVE WITH 128MB CACHE (5,400rpm)
M.2 SSD Drive128GB SAMSUNG SM961 M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 3100MB/R, 700MB/W)
Memory Card ReaderIntegrated 6 in 1 Card Reader (SD /Mini SD/ SDHC / SDXC / MMC / RSMMC)
AC Adaptor1 x 120W AC AdaptorPower Cable1 x 1 Metre Cloverleaf UK Power Cable
Thermal PasteARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Sound CardIntel 2 Channel High Def. Audio + SoundBlaster™ Cinema 3
Bluetooth & WirelessGIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® AC-8265 M.2 (867Mbps, 802.11AC) +BT 4.0
USB Options1 x USB 3.0 PORT (Type C) + 2 x USB 3.0 PORTS + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
BatteryCosmos VI Series 6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
Keyboard LanguageSINGLE COLOUR BACKLIT UK KEYBOARD
Operating SystemGenuine Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence
Operating System LanguageUnited Kingdom - English Language
Office SoftwareNO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-VirusNO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
BrowserMicrosoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Notebook MouseINTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE
WebcamINTEGRATED 1MP HD WEBCAM
Warranty3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour
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Hi currently running. Core i5 slightly over clocked but recently returned to factory spec on a gigabyte board. System on a Crucial SSD with a 2TB spinner for storage 8 GB ram Windows 10 . General use internet media some transcoding of video and to manage several TBs of media on several network drives. But want option of some gaming. Due to loss of my office to a nursery am currently crammed in a small area of the bedroom and so a more mobile laptop solution seems best option. Previously owned laptops have always seemed a bit slow. So looking for a bit more oomph ! This time.
 
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Adiebabe

Member
Could stretch budget a bit further ceiling probably around £1500. Liked the way I could pick the spec at PC specialist . Colleague at work who builds systems in his spare time , but used to do it for a job said I probably wouldn't need to go for the i7 as the latest i5 should be enough ?
 
Oussebon

Oussebon

Multiverse Poster
Hi currently running. Core i5 slightly over clocked but recently returned to factory spec on a gigabyte board.
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There are quite a few i5s out there, so you may find the laptop i5 to be a downgrade or at best a sideways move.

some transcoding of video
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Colleague at work who builds systems in his spare time , but used to do it for a job said I probably wouldn't need to go for the i7 as the latest i5 should be enough
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I suppose enough depends on your expectations. But transcoding video is one of the few things i7s outshine i5s in.
 
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Adiebabe

Member
good advice

Oussebon said:
There are quite a few i5s out there, so you may find the laptop i5 to be a downgrade or at best a sideways move.



I suppose enough depends on your expectations. But transcoding video is one of the few things i7s outshine i5s in.
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thanks for the advice i have changed the processor to the Kabylake i7 and a few other tweaks and put the order in. Many thanks
Adrian
 
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